Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.95/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$120.95

196 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	123.24	637	82
Medium and Large 2	463	121.82	564	77
Medium and Large 3	469	114.05	535	37

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale196 hd

120.95

—

AL average8 barns · 909 hd

121.90

−0.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,660	96.60	1,604	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	61.45	729	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	61.24	921	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	53.09	524	17

Every lot, as filed

107 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.62/cwt	100.00–103.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	115.38/cwt	115.00–116.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.90/cwt	132.00–139.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.89/cwt	129.00–131.00	618	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	988.89/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	709.58/cwt	670.00–775.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,046.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.50/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	116.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	146.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	121.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	142.47/cwt	142.00–144.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	128.76/cwt	124.00–130.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	116.90/cwt	115.00–119.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.34/cwt	119.00–124.00	636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	156.65/cwt	156.00–158.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	165.54/cwt	164.00–168.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	120.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.16/cwt	114.00–117.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.69/cwt	113.00–116.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	158.71/cwt	153.00–162.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	149.26/cwt	146.00–152.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	734	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	385.00–615.00	—	11
Bulls	—	—	1,244	89.26/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,110	5
Bulls	—	—	1,631	95.67/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,949	102.11/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,990	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	66.39/cwt	66.00–67.00	818	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	57.67/cwt	55.00–59.00	685	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	57.03/cwt	55.00–58.00	830	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	62.64/cwt	60.00–65.00	953	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.81/cwt	45.00–50.00	480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.62/cwt	109.00–114.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	130.09/cwt	128.00–134.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	446	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	542	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	870	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	853.75/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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